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Quiz BookForThe Prose Reader: Essays for Thinking,Writing, and ReadingTwelfth EditionKim Flachmann,California State University, BakersfieldPrepared byJessica Wilkie,Monroe Community College

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iiiCONTENTSIntroduction to Comprehension Quizzes:Vocabulary and Content ..................................................................................................... 1Chapter 4: Description: Exploring Through SensesVocabulary and Content Quizzes“Summer Rituals” — Ray Bradbury........................................................................2“Notes from the Country Club”— KimberlyWozencraft.......................................4“Total Eclipse” — Annie Dillard ………..………………………………………...6“El Viejo” — Lillian Dìaz-Imbelli …...................................................................8“Mars” — NASA....................................................................................................10Chapter 5: Narration: Telling a StoryVocabulary and Content Quizzes“For My Indian Daughter” — Lewis Sawaquat ......................................................12“New Directions” — Maya Angelou......................................................................14“The Sanctuary of School” — Linda Barry ……………………………………...16“Only Daughter” — SandraCisneros ....................................................................18“The Saturday Evening Post” — RussellBaker ......................................................20Chapter 6: Example: Illustrating IdeasVocabulary and Content Quizzes“Why We Are Looking at the ‘Value’ of CollegeAll Wrong” — Christopher Nelson ..................................................................22“Public and Private Language” — Richard Rodriguez ............................................24“I’m Black. Does America Have a Plan forMy Life?”— ChrisLebron............................................................................26“A Digital Safety Net” — Roni Jacobson..............................................................28“A Brother’s Murder” — Brent Staples..................................................................30Chapter 7: Process Analysis: Explaining Step by StepVocabulary and Content Quizzes“Our Schedules, Our Selves” — JayWalljasper.....................................................32“Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain” — Jessica Mitford.........................................34“Dare to Change Your Job and Your Life in 7 Steps” — Carole Kanchier ...........36“How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds” — Nicholas Carr ......................................38“Football Alters the Brains of Kids as Young as 8” — James Hamblin..................40Chapter 8: Division/Classification: Finding CategoriesVocabulary and Content Quizzes“Match the Right Communication Types to the Occasion”— KarenLachtanski........................................................................................42“The Different Ways of Being Smart” — SaraGilbert.........................................44“Rapport: How to Ignite It” — Camille Lavington …………….............................46“Mother Tongue” — AmyTan................................................................................48

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iv“The Ways We Lie” — Stephanie Ericsson ............................................................50Chapter 9: Comparison/Contrast: Discovering SimilaritiesVocabulary and Content Quizzes“Excerpt fromBattle Hymn of the Tiger Mom” — Amy Chua .................................52“Millenials: The Greatest Generation or theMost Narcissistic?” — Jean Twenge………………………………….............54“Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading?” — MotokoRich ......................56“The Politics of Muscle” — Gloria Steinem .........................................................58“Grandma” — Erma Bombeck …………………………………...........................60Chapter 10: Definition: Limiting the Frame of ReferenceVocabulary and Content Quizzes“Defining Diversity: Beyond Race and Gender” — Kevin Whiteclaw ...................62“The Barrio” — RobertRamirez...........................................................................64“Virtual Assault” — Elizabeth Svoboda................................................................66“Beliefs About Families” — Mary Pipher.............................................................68“Binge Drinking” — David Hanson........................................................................70Chapter 11: Cause/Effect: Tracing Reasons and ResultsVocabulary and Content Quizzes“Why We Crave Horror Movies” — Stephen King .................................................72“The Broken Cord” — Michael Dorris....................................................................74“On the Importance of Reading” — Dana Gioia...................................................76“How Facts Backfire” — Joe Keohane .................................................................78“Can Video Games Make You Smart (Or At Least More Flexible)?”— Art Markman................................................................................................80Chapter 12: Argument and Persuasion: Inciting People to Thought or ActionVocabulary and Content Quizzes“Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables” — Mark Bittman ….......................82“We Are Training Our Kids to Kill” — Dave Grossman......................................84“How Language Impacts the Stigma Against Mental Health”— SamanthaPugsley.......................................................................................86Opposing Viewpoints: Social Media“How Social Media is Having a Positive Impact on Our Culture” — Josh Rose“Is Social Media Sabotaging Real Communication? — Susan Tardanico ..............88Opposing Viewpoints: Postconviction DNA Testing“Postconviction DNA Testing Should Be Encouraged” — Tim O’Brien“In Same Case, DNA Clears Convict and Finds Suspect” — James Dao“Postconviction DNA Testing Should Not Be Encouraged” — Peter Roff ...........90Chapter 13: Writing in Different Genres: Combining Rhetorical ModesVocabulary and Content Quizzes“The Library Card” — RichardWright.................................................................. 92“Speech on the Removal of Confederate Monuments in

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vNew Orleans” — Mitch Landrieu ...................................................................94“The House was Quiet and the World was Calm” — Wallace Stevens“Digging” — Seamus Heaney................................................................................ 96“Red-Headed” — Jessica AnyaBlau......................................................................98Answers to Comprehension Quizzes:Vocabulary and Content .................................................................................................. 106

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1COMPREHENSIONQUIZZES:VOCABULARY ANDCONTENTIntroductionThe quizzes have been designed and class-tested to support a wide variety of teaching methods by furnishingyou with prepared, editable supplementary material that is a stimulating and effective teaching tool for all differenttypes of students.Used in conjunction withThe Prose Reader, these quizzes can substantially help your studentsimprove their understanding of the selections and of corresponding issues covered in class.One vocabulary and one content quiz are provided for each selection inThe Prose Reader, with answers to eachof the quizzes supplied at the end of this section.Each vocabulary quiz focuses on six challenging words that havebeen selected specifically to expand your students’ comprehensionof the essays they read and to improve theirability to understand and use words effectively.The quizzes are especially useful in testing careful reading and inprompting discussions that demonstrate vocabulary in context.Next to each vocabulary word, a paragraph referenceis provided so students can look up the words in context as they answer each question. Each content quiz includessix questions sequenced to mirror the order of the questions inThe Prose Reader. The primary goal of these questionsis to encourage your students to reach valid conclusions and make accurate judgments as they read and respond to theessays.Regular use of these vocabulary and content quizzes will also promote careful reading, thereby improving yourstudents’ reading skills and insuring more productivein-class discussionson each essay topic.Quizzes can begraded quickly and easily, either by you or by peer groups in class, and they can be used to diagnose individualstudent problems with vocabulary development, comprehension, or analytical thinking.The vocabulary and contentquizzes, which can be administered separately or as a set, also include the corresponding page numbers of the essayfromThe Prose Reader.

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Chapter4:Description2VOCABULARYQUIZ“Summer Rituals” — Ray Bradbury (pp. 54–59)NAME:DATE:Choose the best definition for each word as it is used in the essay.1.pontifical(para. 5)a.dignifiedb.massivec.incredible2.susurrant(para. 14)a.murmuringb.chatteringc.crying3.gingerly(para. 5)a.quicklyb.secretivelyc.carefully4.slumberous(para. 14)a.disturbingb.enduringc.lulling5.oblivious(para. 2)a.attentiveb.adversec.indifferent6.discern(para. 2)a.discoverb.enjoyc.strengthen

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Chapter4:Description3CONTENTQUIZ“Summer Rituals”— Ray Bradbury (pp. 54–59)NAME:DATE:Choose the best answer to the following questions.1.When does Grandfather decide to hang the porchswing?a.when the weather is rightb.when the neighbors hang theirsc.when Douglas asks him2.On the front porch, Douglas’s family talked about politics, gossip, and the surroundings.Howimportant are these topics of conversation within Douglas’sfamily?a.very importantb.somewhat importantc.insignificant3.What does the author mean when he writes, “sitting on the summer-night porch was so good, soeasyand so reassuring that it could never be done away with” (para.13)?a.that the swing was the reason the family stayed togetherb.that the swing was part of a larger traditionc.that the swing was very entertaining4.What does the movement of the swing symbolize in thisessay?a.the ability of Grandfather to provide for Douglas’s familyb.the continuity in Douglas’s family lifec.the lack of structure in Douglas’s family life5.Why does Bradbury refer to the swing as a “howdah” (a seat people sit on while riding on alargeanimal, like an elephant, during aprocession)?a.to reveal how silly this ritual isb.to show how big the swing isc.to indicate how momentous this occasion was6.In this essay, how are the motion of the swing, the voices, the mosquitoes, and this family’straditionsrelated?a.by the way Grandfather perceives themb.by the way they are described to the reader as everlastingc.by the way Douglas perceives them

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Chapter4:Description4VOCABULARYQUIZ“Notes from the Country Club” — Kimberly Wozencraft (pp. 60–72)NAME:DATE:Choose the best definition for each word as it is used in the essay.1.acronym(para. 1)a.word formed from the first letters of other wordsb.word used as a titlec.word created from a person’s name2.microcosm(para. 4)a.a universe or community represented in miniatureb.an important experience or trialc.a narrow-minded view or opinion3.compliance(para. 28)a.ineffectivenessb.achievementc.obedience4.equitable(para. 28)a.unbiasedb.profitablec.selective5.oxymoron(para. 28)a.words used together that have opposite meaningsb.words used together that have similar meaningsc.words used together that have the same meanings6.deterrence(para. 18)a.preventionb.punishmentc.incapacity

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Chapter4:Description5CONTENTQUIZ“Notes from the Country Club” — Kimberly Wozencraft (pp. 60–72)NAME:DATE:Choose the best answer to the following questions.1.What is ahack?a.a prison wardenb.a prison guardc.a prison informer2.Why was the author so fond ofShorty?a.because she thought he was friendly and attractiveb.because she sympathized with his drug addictionc.because he had not revealed a secret about her3.What does the author mean by “selective prosecution” (para.27)?a.that certain criminals are prosecuted while others go freeb.that Lexington receives only select criminalsc.that she was wrongfully sentenced4.Which of the following does the author believe is the function of prisons such asLexington?a.rehabilitating prisoners so that they can function within societyb.incapacitating and punishing offenders without rehabilitating themc.allowing minor offenders to serve their sentences within a prison that caters to less violent offenders5.What waste in the prison system is most disturbing to theauthor?a.the waste of food, clothing, and other supplies furnished by the taxpayers’ moneyb.the waste of her time because of a false accusationc.the waste of human life and resources6.What features of the prison system does Wozencraft believe would anger the taxpayersmost?a.that the inmates experience no real reformb.that the inmates learn trades at the taxpayers’ expensec.that the inmates are allowed to develop sexual relationships

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Chapter4:Description6VOCABULARYQUIZ“Total Eclipse” — Annie Dillard (pp. 72–77)NAME:DATE:Choose the best definition for each word as it is used in the essay.1.preamble(para. 1)a.an introductory statementb.a counterargumentc.a means of stating your opinion2.waning(para. 4)a.to increase in powerb.to even out the situationc.to decrease in strength or power3.indigo(para. 6)a.a shade of a color, meaning with black or gray addedb.a greenish colorc.a color ranging from a deep violet blue to a dark, grayish blue4.alpenglow(para. 6)a.a reddish glow often seen over mountains just before sunrise or just after sunsetb.a color in the sky during a thunderstormc.a color often seen over the ocean at night5.receding(para. 8)a.to get closerb.to retreat or become more distantc.to search enthusiastically6.einkorn wheat(para. 8)a.a cornstalkb.a wild species of wheat; one of the first plants to be cultivated by manc.a kind of barley used in pizza making

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Chapter4:Description7CONTENTQUIZ“Total Eclipse” — Annie Dillard (pp. 72–77)NAME:DATE:Choose the best answer to the following questions.1.What event is the narrator witnessing during the essay?a.a partial eclipse of the moonb.a total eclipse of the sunc.a partial eclipse of the sun2.What was “wrong” about the grass during the eclipse?a.the smellb.the colorc.the sound3.What does the author mean when she says “Gary was light years away” (para. 8)?a.the change in lighting during the eclipse made everything feel and look different and distantb.he was an astronaut and was viewing the eclipse from spacec.he was viewing the eclipse from a different mountain4.What is one difference between a partial and a total eclipse?a.during a total eclipse the sky goes dark and during a partial eclipse it does notb.nothing is differentc.a partial eclipse involves the sun and a total eclipse refers to the moon and stars5.What does the author compare the world to during the eclipse?a.an underwater landb.another planetc.an old photograph6.Which of the five senses was most impacted for the author during the eclipse?a.smellb.soundc.sight

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Chapter4:Description8VOCABULARYQUIZ“El Viejo” — Lillian Dìaz-Imbelli (pp. 77–86)NAME:DATE:Choose the best definition for each word as it is used in the essay.1.stoical(para. 1)a.over-excitedb.cool and indifferentc.somber and tearful2.abuelo and abuela(para. 1)a.aunt and uncleb.strangersc.grandfather and grandmother3.juxtaposed(para. 5)a.dismissing one option quicklyb.making a hasty decisionc.placing things side-by-side in order to compare them4.saccharine(para. 7)a.without emotionb.exaggeratedly sweet or sentimentalc.fleeting sentiment, unimportant5.El Cuco(para. 12)a.a mythical monster in Spanish cultures similar to the boogeymanb.Spanish for chickenc.Uncle in Spanish cultures6.indignantly(para. 13)a.with anger and resentmentb.with wastefulness and malicec.with greediness and hunger

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Chapter4:Description9CONTENTQUIZ“El Viejo” — Lillian Dìaz-Imbelli (pp. 77–86)NAME:DATE:Choose the best answer to the following questions.1.What language is mixed with English in this essay?a.Spanishb.Latinc.Russian2.What did the author’s grandmother prepare for her husband each day?a.a special coffee drinkb.traditional herbal teac.his favorite meal3.Why did the men at the Bodega call the narrator’s grandfather “El Viejo”?a.they liked to insult himb.they respected and revered him for being wisec.That was the name he took as an adult4.Where in the continental United States did the family live?a.New York Cityb.Puerto Ricoc.Miami5.What does the author mean when she says “Dinner was almost ritualistic” (para. 11)?a.because they celebrate a person’s age with dances and foodb.because they never had the exact same meal twicec.because they often had the same meal and ate the same way together joyously6.Why does the author say her hands and her grandfather’s hands “complemented each other”(paragraph 5)?a.their hands looked very similarb.they had a secret handshakec.they were opposites in every way

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Chapter4:Description10VOCABULARYQUIZ“Mars” — NASA (pp. 86–91)NAME:DATE:Choose the best definition for each word as it is used in the essay.1.resembles(para. 1)a.sounds likeb.feels likec.looks like2.crater(para. 5)a.a tall ridgeb.a large hole in the groundc.a flat plain3.climate(para. 11)a.temperatureb.weatherc.landscape4.orbited(para. 9)a.traveled aroundb.climbedc.scouted5.rovers(para. 10)a.spaceshipsb.vehicles used to explore the surface of a planetc.pirates6.topography(para. 12)a.weather patternsb.land featuresc.plants and trees

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Chapter4:Description11CONTENTQUIZ“Mars” — NASA (pp. 86–91)NAME:DATE:Choose the best answer to the following questions.1.The moons of Mars are named after which two mythologicalcharacters?a.Phobos and Deimosb.Hercules and Theseusc.Icarus and Daedalus2.Where are scientists studying the impact of living in space uponastronauts?a.the moonb.the International Space Stationc.underwater colonies3.The Mars Global Surveyor orbited Mars for howlong?a.eight monthsb.nine yearsc.sixty days4.To NASA, what does the discovery of water on Marsrepresent?a.evidence of life on the planetb.the opportunity to transport water back to earthc.a means of creating fuel5.What was the name of the first NASA spacecraft to take close-up images ofMars?a.Opportunityb.Viking 2c.Mariner 46.Why is Mars called the RedPlanet?a.the presence of copper oxides in the atmosphereb.the planet’s close proximity to the sunc.the presence of iron oxide in its soil

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